News and articles from CMS Ireland

Breaking the silence (12.08.08)

Apologies for the lack of blog action in the last 8 days – we have understandibly been demoted from the much prized ‘featured blog’ spot on the website. But I’m not prepared to give it up completely. We want that gold medal.

There is much to tell, so this will be a long one!

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Wfteamnepal Posted by Team Ramro on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 | Visit ramro's blog

Departure NL and arrival Arua

It’s about time that you (the none Dutch readers) hear something from us. Welcome to our blog! We had good intentions to work on this thing before departure to Uganda, but times were hectic before the 24th of July! We spent our last week before departure at Aart’s mum’s place, while our house was emptied.(scroll down main article for Eng. vers.)

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Denbreejen Posted by Aart and Geesje den Breejen on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 | Visit Aart and Geesje den Breejen's blog

EKISA 08 team commissioned and ready to go....

prepped, prayed for and now mid-packing!

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Uganda_141 Posted by Niall Manogue on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 | 0 comments | Visit Ekisa's blog

Monsoon Madness

Greeting from Nepal to Belfast from Cherith! I’m sitting in an internet cafe in Kathmandu hoping the crazy monsson rain outside doesnt drip in and electricute me!

It has been a great weekend. We finished the playground we have been working on and said a sad goodbye to the children from the school on Friday. We are returning there though at the end of our trip to finish up a few bits a pieces and Lynne and Suzie are going to show the nepali women how to use the hydrotherapy pool.

Yesterday we all attended our different churches with our hosts then met up for lunch at a Momo cafe together. It was interesting! We headed to the monkey temple which was fun, saw a good couple of monkey v’s dog fights!

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Wfteamnepal Posted by Team Ramro on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 | Visit ramro's blog

Visitors, visitors, visitors!

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What happens when 36 people from Limavady decend on you….

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Ronnie_and_maggie Posted by Ronnie Briggs on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 | 2 comments | Visit Ronnie and Maggie Briggs's blog

One down, two to go (1.08.08)

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Team Ramro have completed their first week in Nepal and have made remarkable progress on the ABBS programmes. Health has been restored to most of the team and everyone is doing well. A weekend of relaxation, shopping and churching lies ahead!

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Wfteamnepal Posted by Team Ramro on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 | Visit ramro's blog

"Random Thoughts" from Zambia...

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Robert Ferris is a final year student at the Church of Ireland Theological College in Dublin – and is currently undertaking a STEP placement in the Diocese of Northern Zambia. Robert is working alongside CMS Ireland Mission Partners, Keith and Lyn Scott and recently took a few minutes to share some of his experiences and thoughts so far…

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Posted by Colin Corbridge on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 | 1 comments

Thick as many long planks (28.07.08)

After a busy and mixed weekend of Nepali church, tourist trailing, overeating and facilitating a worship seminar for Nepali youth leaders, Team Ramro got started on their main Week 1 programme today.

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Wfteamnepal Posted by Team Ramro on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 | Visit ramro's blog

Ramro are go (26.7.08)

This morning, I was awoken by the enthusiastic strains of a Nepali band who were in full carnival mode. Clearly, the locals were out celebrating the safe arrival of Team Ramro (and their luggage)!

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Wfteamnepal Posted by Team Ramro on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | Visit ramro's blog

Times, they are a changin.

Our Medical Superintendent is to be married…that’s me!

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Mprory Posted by Rory Wilson on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 | 6 comments | Visit Rory Wilson's blog